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In Super Mario Maker 2, Swinging Claws in the Super Mario Bros. 3 (top) and New Super Mario Bros. U (bottom) game styles have two commonly seen expressions, the neutral one when being open (left) and another for holding a small object or the player character (middle).
However, there is a third expression that may be hard to see during normal gameplay: the one on the right, used for holding any object enlarged with a Super Mushroom. Both Swinging Claws have a strained expression in this case. Usually, the object overlaps the Swinging Claw in such a way that its face is not visible; using a Lava Bubble, there is enough free space above the object to get a clear view of the expression.
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Top left: the way Fire Blue Toad appears in Super Mario Maker 2 in the Super Mario 3D World style.
Top right: the way Fire Blue Toad appears in Super Mario 3D World itself.
Bottom: the way Fire Blue Toad appears in New Super Mario Bros. U. Super Mario Maker 2′s design combines the two; using the cap coloration similar to the one from New Super Mario Bros. U and the clothing coloration from Super Mario 3D World.
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